tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post5875790500377691862..comments2023-10-26T05:08:20.977-04:00Comments on Connecting.the.Dots: Security vs. Privacy Debate BeginsROBERT STEINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999996852219220599noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-29915008926808343472013-06-11T10:34:11.209-04:002013-06-11T10:34:11.209-04:00Prism is not a direct threat to the citizens
But e...Prism is not a direct threat to the citizens<br />But every elected official, every corporate manager, every influencer such as writers, etc, they all have files and the information about their lives is available to this program - in a way that J Edgar Hoover could only have had dreams about.<br /><br />They will not be able to challenge the growing centralization of power. Eliot Spitzer challenged wall street malfeasance, and his own private secrets were used to destroy his credibility and challenge. All who challenge the abuse of power can be demonized by the information used out of context by this program. (how much alcohol does one drink? what does one read? what contributions are made to who?)<br /><br />So yes, we can say this does not interfere in our own lives, but it does change the fundamental nature of our world, and checks and balances are being lost forever. "And they created a desert and called it peace"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com